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Vol. 89, No. 247 

Thursday, December 26, 2024 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments are 

requested regarding; whether the 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of burden including 

the validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; ways to enhance the 

quality, utility and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments regarding this information 

collection received by January 27, 2025 

will be considered. Written comments 

and recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. An agency 

may not conduct or sponsor a collection 

of information unless the collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB control number and the agency 

informs potential persons who are to 

respond to the collection of information 

that such persons are not required to 

respond to the collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Title: Supplemental Nutrition 

Assistance Program: Demonstration 

Projects. 

OMB Control Number: 0584–NEW. 

Summary of Collection: This 

information collection is for activities 

associated with SNAP demonstration 

projects and the SNAP State Options 

Report, respectively. Demonstration 

projects are pilot or experimental 

projects that waive requirements of the 

Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (the 

Act) (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) and SNAP 

regulations to test program changes to 

increase efficiency and improve the 

delivery of benefits to eligible 

households. Section 17(b) of the Act 

authorizes the Food and Nutrition 

Service (FNS) to approve demonstration 

projects. SNAP State agencies must 

request approval to operate 

demonstration projects and submit data 

reports to evaluate its impact. FNS may 

approve demonstration projects for a 

maximum five-year term and the 

projects must maintain cost neutrality 

and include an evaluation component. 

The SNAP State Options Report 

summarizes each State agency’s policy 

choices concerning approximately 20 

SNAP policy options and waivers. FNS 

produces the report on an annual basis 

and posts it on its public website. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

State agencies voluntarily conduct 

demonstration projects that waive any 

requirements of the Act and any SNAP 

regulations to test program changes to 

improve program administration, 

increase the self-sufficiency of SNAP 

recipients, or improve the delivery of 

benefits to eligible households. 

To operate a demonstration project, 

State agencies must prepare and submit 

new project requests, project 

modifications, and project renewal 

requests to FNS for approval. After 

review, FNS may issue a demonstration 

project approval, outlining the terms 

and conditions of the demonstration 

project. States must also prepare and 

submit data reports as part of the 

evaluation component to measure the 

project’s intended outcomes and 

benefits. 

State agencies must complete and 

submit new, modification, and 

extension requests in the SNAP Waiver 

Information Management System 

(WIMS). FNS uses the information 

provided by State agencies to evaluate 

and determine whether to approve or 

deny the demonstration project. 

After the demonstration project is 

approved, State agencies must submit 

data reports to assess the project’s 

overall performance. Data report 

requirements are detailed in the 

evaluation section of the demonstration 

project approval and may include, but is 

not limited to, selecting a case sample, 

conducting case reviews, and validating 

the findings. States complete 

demonstration project data reports using 

a combination of caseload-level data, 

SNAP Quality Control (QC) case review 

data, and, if needed, additional case 

reviews of client circumstances. 

Additional case reviews may be 

necessary if the minimum sample size 

for statistical analysis is not met through 

other means and involves a State 

reaching out to a household using the 

QC review process. 

Annual reports allow FNS to monitor 

demonstration project trends such as 

average caseload size, demographic data 

(e.g., older adults and people with 

disabilities) of the population 

participating in the demonstration 

project, timeliness, and payment error 

rates. Cost neutrality reports ensure that 

the implementation of a demonstration 

project does not significantly increase 

SNAP benefit costs. FNS must analyze 

program costs associated with 

demonstration projects to determine if 

any offsets are needed to protect Federal 

spending and maintain cost neutrality 

as required by OMB Memorandum 05– 

13. 

Description of Respondents: States. 

Number of Respondents: 6,330. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Occasionally; Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 19,797. 

Rachelle Ragland-Greene, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30643 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Food and Nutrition Service 

Request for Information: Grain-Based 

Desserts and High-Protein Yogurt 

Crediting in Child Nutrition Programs 

AGENCY: Food and Nutrition Service 

(FNS), USDA. 


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